The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1887-07-09
rora'R OF july.


.lependence was u.he,eJ in Inv the boom. |
ing Of anvil.guns. under the direction of |
]. 0. Gelabert. son of Vulcan in Phoebe. |
the firing of bombs and other demon |
strations Of ioy by the patriotic people |
of Phoebe. From an early hour of the
day the streets were crowded with the
townspeople, who had suspended bust.
ness in order to do honor to the great
day, and to testify their appreciation Of
the blessings Of life, liberty and the pur.
suit OF happiness, vouchsaied to them and
their PROSPERITY by the Declaration Of
Independence. MANY from the sur
rounding valleys were also present, and
aided to swell the throng, giving TO every
one forcible evidence of the fact that
Phoebe was determined not to be behind
any Of her neighbors in the display OF
patriotism on Independence Day.
THE PROCESSION.
The nroccss;on. headed hv ths Phoebe
Rrass Band. was iormed in fra,t of the
San Jose House bvE D. Turner Grand
Marshal. Mr.. Turner who is ALWAYS
active in the discharge of duty. took
comme,dsbla nride IN his etyorts 70 con.
duct affairs SO "a to make the procession
and ;mnosing paoeapt Then came the
m;nis,ure car ot State drawn bv the
bogs of the towp. in which was seated
the beautiful Goddess of Liberty. Miss
| ida Deck and her attendants following.
Thai, truc, was be,ut,f,llv and ooroeon,.
10 DECORATED aud nr,n.rIv arraved for The
recommendation ~ tba coddass The
| Goddess of r,bertv was handsomely and
beautifully at.;red SO as To renresent the
p.a yyL;ta and p,,e Tho vou,o
l.d;e, tho, so,,owca the oar NJ state
lIoolel verv bandsome and we cop,d M,
more fitlv expreas the immersion tbei,
..,...,,ao ,,.a. ,h.n n .ha ,.ord. ~ ,
lardv w;,er wbo s.;d he tbouobt ST
po.o. h.a oona ~ ,loon and Lot nj
| r,uo .noa,. h.d .,;nnoa dawn on n ra;,
~ !. III, !, .ha oa,ahr..;on ~ N,
p..,, IS Ill,
NJ, o.,no p.o+oo,;on Hose conn.,,
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49,; M. A,.;a.na. nj o.r,;, r.
III e., .,;;,.nad ,.;th .vo,;.;ta t,sts
...;sa,nt An,or,,.n a.r tr;mms,
w;,,, ~, co,a h,,,l;on with an maori,
t;ou brass olnbe nm staff with a sprea,
IL - Lo., ,.1 al t,ssa,s os h,,
: hon. was borne by Jack McDonouch
: beneath whose folds the foreign born an
: native of the country live in equalit,
Next came Phoebe Hose Company NJ
l l-E. Prudential, a stalwart represer
tatiye Of Faderland but true America
at heart and by birth as foreman. TIL
! carriage was very appropriately decor,
! ted. for which Mrs. L. d. Turner an
i Mrs. s. Stodaard deserve great credit.
At 10 o'clock the procession move
e down Main street to Lacour, down tn,
street to tho Court House, thence BAG
+ to Main, thence to Cedar, thence
Meadow Valley, down that street
i Main and thence to Browns Hall, whe
!. the exercises Of the day were carried on
. The hall was beautifully decorated wi
eyercreens and flags, and large numb
= Of ladies praced the occasion by tn,
:. nresence
= THE yxRRcIsFs.
A,.a. ,,o oonoonrso If neonls had bs
-, ~. p.a;1..,4 os ~ nav HI
III Il. $. Clapp called them to order al
made brief and telling speech, ref,
Lrinp to the Importance Of the occasi
as and copgratulating the audience up
y the interest manifested by them
" sherishinp the principles Of the Decla
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